GRE Word List

ENDEMIC

belonging or native to a particular people or country

The meaning of the word endemic is belonging or native to a particular people or country.

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salvagecompensation paid for saving a ship or its cargo from the perils of the sea or for the lives and property rescued in a wreck
calculatedapt
whittlea large knife
scurvya disease caused by a lack of vitamin C and characterized by spongy gums, loosening of the teeth, and a bleeding into the skin and mucous membranes
terminuseither end of a transportation line or travel route
iniquitouscharacterized by iniquity
slougha place of deep mud or mire
dramaa composition (see composition
colloquialused in or characteristic of familiar and informal conversation
hue_and_cryoutcry; loud cry or clamor; strong protest; Ex. hue and cry against the new rule